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- Engine oil 5w50? - Subaru Forester Owners Forum
My dealer here is using Mobil 1 5w50 on my Forester XT whereas in the manual is recommend using 5w30 Is there anything I should be worried about? This is my first oil change for 1000KM
- Oil? 5w30 or 20w50 - NASIOC
There is a huge advantage of using the thinner, 10W-30 at startup where 90 percent of the engine wear occurs At 75 F the thicker oil has a viscosity in the range of 250 cS while the thinner oil has a viscosity of 100 cS
- 2015 Subaru Forester, which oil to use? - BobIsTheOilGuy
I've heard it came from the factory with some special 5W-40 that can't be bought in the US The cars that spec 0W20 come with a factory fill made by Idemitsu that has higher levels of ZDDP and moly The cars that spec 5W30 come with possibly a thicker version of the same oil
- 0W-20 to 5W-30??? High oil consumption in 2015 Forester 2. 5L . . . - Reddit
This happened to my fiancé’s 2009 Forester, but only post head gasket problems He got the head gasket replaced but now instead of using the recommended 5W-30 conventional oil in the manual, his mechanic recommended switching to something way thicker, I think 10W-40
- Best 5w-30 oil for forester xt? - Subaru Forester Owners Forum
Best 5w-30 oil for forester xt? I recently did the first service for my 14 forester XT I went back to dealer and used their service They put in 5 L of 5w-30 unknown oil and cost me 50 dollar It's been several weeks, I noticed the fuel consumption and oil temp when driving are raised
- Use 5w-30 instead of 0w-20? - Subaru Outback Forums
Turbocharged Foresters with the FB engine use 5w-30 oil Do they have less problems with oil consumption? I'm thinking of switching from 0w-20 to 5w-30 to
- 15 Forester 0w-20 or 0w-30 ok per Mobil 1 site? | BobIsTheOilGuy
5W-30 or 5W-40 conventional oil may be used if replenishment is needed but should be changed to 0W-20 synthetic oil at the next oil change Per a different chapter: Engine oil viscosity (thickness) affects fuel economy Oils of lower viscosity provide better fuel economy However, in hot weather, oil of higher viscosity is required
- 5w30 instead of 0w20 - NASIOC
How much oil was yours consuming between oil changes with 0W20? I tried 5W30 in my 2014 Outback for 5k miles and didn't notice any difference in sound or consumption MPG was only slightly worse, as expected, it took a bit longer to get up to temperature in the mornings So I just switched back to 0W20
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